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Bagnall, Ralph; Russell, Ailsa; Brosnan, Mark; Maras, Katie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The ability to deceive is a key milestone in social cognitive development for typically developing individuals. In this scoping review, we systematically searched the literature to summarise research on deceptive behaviour in autism and identify gaps in knowledge. Across the 28 studies identified, three main themes were synthesised, with seven…
Descriptors: Deception, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence
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Vermeulen, Peter – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Because of the importance of contextual sensitivity in several cognitive processes that are affected in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such as social cognition, understanding of language, or cognitive shifting, we argue that a lack of contextual sensitivity or "context blindness" should be given more attention in a neurocognitive…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Context Effect, Cognitive Processes